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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Wet healing and Chinese medicine cupping can be used to form collateral circulation in diabetic foot artery occlusion: a case report.

Shengmei Wu, Qianqian Peng, Chunlei Tian, Junfeng Hu, Xiandi Wu, Lili Zhang, Jin Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Shengmei WuChina Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Qianqian PengChina Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Chunlei TianChina Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Junfeng HuChina Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Xiandi WuThe First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, China.
Lili ZhangThe First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, China.
Jin ZhangPeople's Hospital of Zhijiang, Yichang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report describes a diabetic patient with a left little toe ulcer who was treated with Wet healing combined with traditional Chinese cupping. This approach successfully improved local blood circulation and facilitated wound healing. This treatment modality provides a new perspective for the comprehensive management of diabetic foot ulcers.

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Arterial Occlusive DiseasesCollateral CirculationCupping TherapyDiabetic FootMedicine, Chinese TraditionalWound HealingAgedHumansMalediabetic foot ulcerlocal blood circulationtraditional Chinese cuppingwet healingwound healing

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PMID41019318
PMCPMC12463600

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